Long Island man pleads guilty to killing four while driving impaired

MINEOLA, N.Y. (PIX11) -- The man accused of crashing his vehicle while impaired and killing four members of the same family in August 2023 accepted a plea deal on Wednesday.

By accepting the plea deal, DeAngelo pled guilty to nine charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide and manslaughter in the second degree.

On August 6, one of the victims, 60-year-old Patrice Huntley, was out celebrating a recent job offer and had taken five members of his family out for ice cream, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.

Huntley’s vehicle was stopped at a traffic light on Sunrise Highway at Unqua Road when it was struck by DeAngelo’s speeding vehicle, prosecutors said.

Huntley, his 10-year-old son Jeremiah Huntley, and his 13-year-old daughter Hannah Huntley died that night. Six-year-old Chantel Solomon, Huntley’s step-granddaughter, died from her injuries several days later, authorities said.

Two other family members were injured and survived.

Michael DeAngelo could face up to 21 years in prison when sentenced on June 28.